title: Literary destigmatisation of mental illness: A study of the writings of Jayakanthan.
abstract: National and international associations of psychiatry are busy formulating and executing anti-stigma measures and activities. Literary works of creative artists could be utilised for this purpose. This article based on the writings of a popular Tamil writer Jayakanthan discusses some of his works in relation to this.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Mental Health, Kilpauk, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Somasundaram
keywords: Anti-stigma; Jayakanthan; literature